Claims of Copyright Infringement
It is the policy of ӰState University, Long Beach (Ӱ) to comply with the United States Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C.), and amendments including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
It is our practice to respond to allegations of copyright violations in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). If you believe your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on the Website in a way constituting copyright infringement or has been downloaded via our internet service, please notify the University’s designated Copyright Agent.
Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Infringement Claims:
Jamarr Johnson
Telephone: (562) 985-6033
Email: jamarr.johnson@csulb.edu
Address:
ӰState University Long Beach
Office of Public Records and Audit
1250 Bellflower Blvd. BH-320
Long Beach, CA 90840-0119
Claims:
Please note you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) if you materially misrepresent facts as constituting copyright infringement.
Your notification must include the following information:
- a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right alleged to have been infringed
- a description of the copyrighted work alleged to have been infringed
- a description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the Website, including information reasonably sufficient to permit the University to locate the material
- your address, telephone number and email address
- a statement by you indicating your good faith belief the material being used in the manner you allege is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or the law; and
- your acknowledgement under penalty of perjury that the information in your notification is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner to protect an exclusive right allegedly being infringed.
Only DMCA notices should go to the University’s Copyright Agent designated above. Communications regarding other matters directed to that address or DMCA notices not complying with DMCA requirements may be ignored.
When we receive a valid DMCA notification of allegedly infringing material on our website, we will endeavor to taking down the allegedly infringing content. We will then take reasonable steps to contact the owner of the removed content so a counter-notification may be filed. Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will generally restore the content in question, unless we receive notice from you, the notifying copyright owner, that a legal action has been filed seeking a court order restraining the alleged infringer from engaging in the infringing activity. The University may provide copies of these notices to participants in the dispute or to any other third party, at our discretion and as required by law.
If you believe an account holder or user is a repeat infringer, please follow the instructions above to provide the University’s DMCA Copyright Agent with that information.
